Renovated through a design-build partnership composed
of Gensler and Hensel-Phelps,
the Terminal 3 East facility
includes seismic enhancements
to the original 400,000-square-
foot facility, originally built in
1979. Improvements also were
made to heating, ventilating and
air conditioning systems and
electrical load centers to support
anticipated LEED Gold certification
for environmentally sustainable
facility design, according to an
announcement from the airport.

MWAA Adopts Logo,Passenger Pledge

The Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority (MWAA) has
unveiled a new logo and passenger
pledge as part of a comprehensive
branding initiative focused on
enhancing customer service at
Washington’s Reagan National and
Dulles International airports.

The new tagline “Your JourneyBegins with Us” recognizes that anenjoyable travel experience beginswhen a passenger arrives at theairport, MWAA said. “This newfor expedited clearance of pre-approved, low-risk travelers.Currently available at 46 U.S.airports and 13 preclearancelocations, Global Entry streamlinesthe screening process at airportsfor trusted travelers. The programhas more than 2.5 millionmembers enrolled now, and CBPreceives approximately 70,000 newapplications for Global Entry eachmonth. As an added benefit, GlobalEntry members are also eligible toparticipate in the TSA PreCheckexpedited screening program.

To help make the U.K. travel
industry aware of the Global
Entry program, Brand USA — the
destination marketing organization
for the United States — has added
relevant information to its online-training platform for U.K. travel
agents, a customized version of its
USA Discovery Program.

Port Columbus Terminal
Set For Spring Completion

Port Columbus International
officials announced that the
airport’s modernized terminal is
expected to be finished in the spring
of 2016.

“We’re literally seeing the light at
the end of the construction tunnel,”
said Columbus Regional Airport
Authority President and CEO Elaine

logo incorporates every part of our
organization into one symbol,” said
Jack Potter, MWAA president and
CEO. “The new brand embodies
our choice to embrace change, to
innovate and to lead. We want this
logo to represent our resolve to serve
the needs of the traveling public.”

The branding effort also features
a new “passenger pledge” to
reinforce the airports’ commitment
to provide top-quality facilities and
services, as well as a promise by
airport leadership to advocate for
customers when working with other
airport entities such as the airlines,
TSA and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Potter added.

Global Entry ProgramExpanded To U.K. Citizens

U.S. Ambassador
to the U.K.
Matthew
Barzun and
U.S. Customs
and Border
Protection
Commissioner
Gil Kerlikowski
announced the
expansion of
Global Entry to
U.K. citizens.
Global Entry,
a CBP Trusted
Traveler
Program, allows